Electrolux Built In Barbecue

This is a terrible product – Had the BBQ installed about 18months ago. Flat lid warped after 9 months, no longer sits flush. Auto Igniter does not ignite. It is very difficult to light manually and very dangerous. Drip collection system at the front is not easy to clean. Now the gas regulator has given up and been to Bunnings, BBQ stores, Reece Plumbing and to the store that I purchased it from and no body as the correct gas regulator.

Absolute garbage. Uneven heat & igniter worked for maybe 3 months – Ok, the positives. The BBQ looks good, very clean and sleek built in. The negatives.... Very uneven heating. Ice cold and searing hot in odd places. Flat lid warped after 18 months, no longer sits flush. Ignighter worked for the first 3 months, then nothing. Making this worse is that it's very difficult to light manually and dangerous. Drip collection system at the front is not easy to use. Show details

Phenominal but faulty by design – Best BBQ ever: sleek, stylish, easy to clean and I use it all the time summer and winter, BUT the starter motor has been a problem for years. This was not designed properly for outdoor use. I bought mine 8 years ago and had the starter ignition replaced 3 times over the next 3 years. Every year as soon as the rains started, the starter would fail.… Read more

When the technicians came out they advised it was a known fault... as water gets in under the knobs. I covered mine with a simple tupperware and placed a cover over the whole BBQ unit, but this still did not prevent damp from affecting it. The cost involved in fixing it prevented us from continually having it fixed. It is a pity as otherwise it is a great unit and my other Electrolux products have been amazing. I have sadly given up on expecting Electrolux to fix what was not designed well.This is a pity as I came to this site in the hope of a better reviews as I will need to replace it at some stage and hoped to replace it with an Electrolux unit.

Beef Eater (Electrolux) is on a Winner with this BBQ – Please note that this review is for the Beef Eater version of the Electrolux EQBH156AS and EQBW316ASas it has been rebranded as Beef Eater and both the integrated BBQ (BSH156SA) and side burner (BSW316SANG) have been installed into a built-in kitchen. (Model No. BOKS100A) I have had my Beef Eater Outdoor Kitchen with BBQ & Side Burner for about… Read more

4 months now and trust me it has had a good working over. I would use this BBQ weekly which is not hard because I love the functionality and ease of cleaning. I have had plenty of other portable BBQ's and most of them work OK but you end up with a cleaning nightmare or flare ups, especially as I like to use the grill when cooking any steaks. But this BBQ has eliminated the flare up with its unique fat trap system which is incorporated into the grill design. Shear brilliance?

This is the only BBQ I ever had to turn down the controls because the heat it was pumping out was too much.

I have not noticed any hot spot areas as the plates are a good quality cast iron and nice and thick which certainly helps distribute the heat evenly.

Even the side burner can now be used for stir fry's.....this is my first ever BBQ which has a decent side burner and gives off plenty of wok heating temperature.

Over xmas I slow roasted a 5.5 kg shoulder pork (which took 4 hours) and I must say I have never seen crackling as good as this before. The entire roast from top to bottom had beautiful crackling, needless to say it didn't last long between 9 people. I am even considering in retiring the Webber after this result.

Overall this is a great BBQ with a beautiful looking surround. It does what it is supposed to do and then more. Beef Eater is on a winner with this setup.

Good BBQ – I think all you people are forgetting this is a BBQ not a cook top in a kitchen. Firstly, it looks good and people are always impressed. Sure cleaning the grills is a bit difficult although what grill is not. The plate is the best have ever had it drains well into a drip collector. I don’t think it smokes any more than others, It starts well, The… Read more

lid is good, the numbers become a bit difficult to see after a while silver on silver. I think the food taste better cooking on stainless rather than cast iron, My wife tells me I am a hopeless cook although she likes my steaks cooked on this BBQ and kids eat their sausages.

Cleaning: I did pull all the components out and tried the washing in the sink and on the lawn its messy. Here is how I cleaned my BBQ back to almost new, I got my high pressure cleaner stuck it in the BBQ closed the lid so I don’t get grease and water all over me (50mm open) and let it rip, waved the pressure cleaner around. The cooking components do disassemble well so you can individually clean each part the same way in the BBQ. Had a little trouble starting due to the jets getting water, drained the parts of water got one jet stated, turned it on let all the others dry, For a guy it was easy and great fun using the high pressure cleaner. Remember clean out all the drip tray first pull them out and scoop the grease out by hand.

I love it overall 8/10 nothing is ever perfect.

Love it, great product – We recently were lucky enough to purchase this BBQ from the guys at Homeclearance.com.au, at a fabulous price and the service was also great. I have wanted this superior quality bbq for 5 years now, my last 2 bbqs were Beafeater, also a great product but the Electrolux is next level.  Show details

This is the best BBQ I have ever had – Unlike many others, I find this BBQ to be the best BBQ I have ever had ... and I have used a BBQ for 4 to 5 times a week for 30 years. Don't get me wrong, it is quirky as the cleaning is difficult and the temp gauge is vague (tells me it is hot as opposed to temp) but once you are familiar with it it is amazing. The heat disposition is very even… Read more

and the grill cooks a steak that is to die for. I would rate this a good 4 plus ..... a decent temp gauge would make it a 4.5.

Best bbq – Read reviews on this brand in mid 2015. Due to my procrastination they had released the latest model so when I went to buy it got a new model. Have a hood , big plate , side grills and love it. Easy to clean, gets really hot and ignition has a sensible battery. It's so easy to clean Luv it Stu

Very Dissapointed, Ignition System is hopeless – I am now on my second Electrolux BBQ. The ingnition failed on the first one after 6 months. After much back and forth with Electrolux and unsuccessful attempts to rectify the problem, they replaced it with an updated Beefeater branded model. Now, 12 months on, the ignition has also failed on this one. In addition, the silver paint on the handle… Read more

end caps has flaked off exposing black plastic. I have a custom-built BBQ bench with stone bench top that suits this BBQ model so I am somewhat locked into it, otherwise I would replace with an Ilve or Smeg BBQ. To say I am disappointed with this product is a big understatement.

Terrible – Terrible. Very expensive and auto light won’t work. My previous bbq was $100 from Bunnings 9 years ago and it still works. I really wonder why I bothered with something that is apparently the best in the market. It’s certainly is one of the most expensive out there. Disgraceful Electrolux!  Show details

Originally excited - Sadly disappointed – We had the EQBH100AS for our outdoor kitchen... Our pride of place. The bbq overheats and smokes all the time. The stainless steel is black and can't be cleaned. The autoignitor no longer works. This happened only 3 or 4 years after it was installed. I looking for an alternative if anyone has any suggestions that I can replace it with.  Show details

Terrible purchase. Shame on Electrolux – This BBQ failed after 3 years. The ignition system broke and one knob broke off completely. We have to lift the plates to light it manually. The quote for repair is over $1000. A new unit costs over $2500. I say " shame on Electrolux" because they have produced a product that clearly has systemic failures but are unwilling to fix the problem.… Read more

In my opinion, they should offer free repair.

As a comparison, my Apple iPhone's battery failed out of warranty. It is a known issue with these phones. Apple swapped mine, no questions asked.

My question to everyone else who was unfortunate enough to buy this expensive lemon, what now? We have a concrete purpose built BBQ surrounds that will be hard to fit with another BBQ. I can't imagine ever buying an Electrolux again, unless the company somehow remedy this.

Too Hot to Handle - if it lights – BBQ was supplied with new apartment. Ignition has ongoing failures. Was fixed under warranty several times, after third time the battery exploded, have reported to Electrolux again and waiting for repair. Control knobs reach high temperatures that prevent them being touched with bare hands. I believe the BBQ has the potential to cause serious harm or injury. I avoid using it.  Show details

Looks good but performance is ordinary – Hard to clean - fat gets under burners and into gaps between base which you can't get at. Had trouble with ignition system - cost too much to fix so we have to lift plate and light burners manually - very disappointing when you spend over $2,500 !!! Heat distribution is uneven.  Show details

Disgraceful – Looks pretty. Heat is uneven, doesn't heat up sufficiently- mostly operating on full heat. Temperature gauge doesn't show the temperature, merely hot or cool. Not much use if you are trying to reach a particular temperature. Cooking is difficult AND worst feature is the difficulty in keeping the unit clean. I spend hours scrubbing and… Read more

cleaning after I've had a simple barbecue. As a result we use it less and less.

Not surprised the unit has been withdrawn. Would be interested to see if the new units are any better.

Electrolux not interested in the slightest.

Really miss my old gas Weber..!

Great Looks, Poor Performance – I am an owner of an accommodation business and have a fair amount of experience with BBQ's. Our first (EQBH100AS) caught fire and was destroyed due to fat in the trays below the burners. I know that sounds like poor cleaning practices but this tray does not have a good mechanism to get rid of the fat and although it looks like there is provision… Read more

for it there is no slide in tray below to catch any fat that finds its way out of the BBQ so it just runs out onto my stone bench. This fat is also hard to get at and difficult to see because of the construction of the BBQ.

Our insurance company replaced the BBQ with like for like and now the ignition has failed on the new BBQ, now 3 years old and 1 year out of warranty. Very frustrating when you pay a premium for these great looking BBQ's. Oh and the reason why we went for the same BBQ twice is that ours is built into stone and it was the only one that fit. We thought it would last a bit longer than it did.

Do not buy!!!! – Without doubt the worst Purchase I have ever made. It is cost $2800 and I've spent $1200 on repairs and got a quote from Electrolux yesterday for another $1200, the knobs have frozen many time and broken as well I am considering legal action and a complaint to the ACCC DO NOT BUY it's not even worth a one star review  Show details

Regretable purchase. Roasting hood is a waste of money as the so called temperature guage says Cool, – Spend hundreds more on the Roasting hood, but discovered no real temp gauge, so never been able to cook a roast properly. Similar issues with cooking, hotplates never seem to stay hot enough to cook properly. Probably why the new model EQBH156AS has temp gauge and cast plates and 2 extra burners. Had Electrolux engineer out to replace ignition and… Read more

he checked burners. He said the flames were big enough. Not sure how scientific an approach this is. My last BBQ from barbeques galore approx $500-600 was more consistent with hood and had a temp gauge.

Really disappointed is an understatement. I spent thousands building an outdoor unit to take the BBQ 1025x502 cutout and I'm stuck with a BBQ that doesn't cook food properly. Engineer suggested using on rapid heat for cooking but this just burns things.

All I want is the unit to be replaced with one that works properly and have a proper temp gauge to actually use the Roast Hood. Its not too much to ask for a product thats under warranty and doesn't work properly. $

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Still a poor performer – Having written a review previously on this product I thought it timely to give an update. During the course of previous complaints I had been in touch with Electrolux about the issues or fat/oil running under the unit. This eventuated in them sending me a new design plate. It had some effect but has not solved the problem, just delayed the… Read more

result.

I had the opportunity to look at the latest model on display and discovered that nearly all of the suggestions I made to improve this unit had been adopted. Such as increased fall angle on the plate and grill drain. Not sure how they current model is working but I am not surprised about the comments as I found nothing in the new model to stop fat leaking back under the unit.

Good luck with this BBQ, as always "Buyer Beware"

Worst purchase ever – This BBQ is the worst and very expensive item I bought. The grills/hot plate is disgusting it all looks good but cannot afford the 4 hours every time I use it to clean them. I simply have it now just for looks, well done Electrolux you have ruined summer BBQ time

This thing is a danger!!! – Had this BBQ for about a year. First time I put it on pre - heat it caught on fire. Continued to do so every time I used it. Cant get the fire marks off the splashback. Easy to clean - what a joke!!! Impossible to clean!!! Drip tray doesn't work - have to line the cupboard underneath with silver foil to catch the grease. Igniter button stopped… Read more

working many months ago. Food does not cook evenly. Because it keeps on catching on fire, the hood of the BBQ is already rotted in places. Spoke to Electrolux about coming to have a look at it - maybe taking it away. Was told that they do not have time slots for service calls - they expect you to wait around all day. Still under warranty but unless I give up a day of work, I cant get anyone to come out and look at this fire hazard. Long story short, it is going on the trash heap!!!!

Don't care about cleaning it would cook – I bought this BBQ in 2012. And wish I had not. The cleaning of the BBQ is frustrating but wouldn't mind if it cooked the steak to perfection. I have tried different methods of cooking including searing, then searing and baking with the hood closed and other methods and can never get it to perfection. You can let the grill heat up and then place… Read more

the steak on it and it sizzles for a short time. Turn the steak over and there is no heat left in the grill to give a nice grill mark. I have to preheat both grills to get a nice colour to both sides. I am embarrassed that my In-laws cheaper BBQ (which I cook on to perfection) is a better BBQ. A BBQ to look at not to use.

What a nightmare to clean the grills and hotplate !!! – We purchased this BBQ recently and the very first time I used it I knew it was a terrible mistake. It took me ages to clean the hotplate and the grills. Had to use a full can of BBQ cleaner and even then it took three days to "clean". Had it not been a built in BBQ, I would have dumped it in the tip, but now I am stuck with it and the only… Read more

solution is NOT to use it ? The mere thought of having to go through the ordeal of cleaning it puts me off in wanting to use this BBQ.

Great looking and cooks great – This is a great bbq - used it in a school technology project and while it costs a bit - it definitely looks the part. true it does need cleaning frequently but using stainless steel oven cleaners it is relatively easy and the food it cooks is beautiful. haven't experienced hot plate warping but am now looking to get extra grills as we use these much more. Also purchased cover to protect it.  Show reply

Feel totally ripped off! – Sadly this Electrolux BBQ has been a huge disappointment. This is a premium priced product however the ignition is stuffed and has been from about the second go (as others have mentioned), stains easily, hotplate warps when all 4 jets are on lowest setting, coating on nobs has peeled off. When I've spoken to Electrolux they told me it was my… Read more

fault for not having a cover for it - don't remember that advice/requirement in the brochure and the replacement hotplate is as bad as the original !! This seems like a product designed by marketers to look good (which it does) but not engineers because it just doesn't work. Would not recommend this product in a pink hairy fit!

This Is A Lemon Not A BBQ – Had this bbq for a few years and only used it 4 times. Yes, cleaning it is that hard, it turns me off using it. Ignition system crapped out second time I used it, finally pulled it all apart to get to the bottom of it and was shocked at the cheap and nasty parts used, especially the battery holder. If you are thinking of buying one, don't you can have mine. Piece of rubbish.

Won't get hot enough – Bought this from RT Edwards in 2012 ,expensive but looks good in our outdoor kitchen. Started using it but found the hotpate would not get hot enough to sear a steak so the steaks would broil. Contacted Electrolux who as we were outside metro sent a non electrolux gas fitter around who checked it out and found nothing wrong , said to heat the… Read more

plate for 15 mins before addind food. Tried that ,plate would get hot but burners wouldn't keep the heat going. Accepted that this was normal and continued to persevere until a friend who owns the same unit said his would near burn the steaks. Contacted Electrolux to rectify said they had no record of the complaint in 2012 and then said it was out of warranty and any cost to correct was up to me. Argued that obviously the bbq was faulty from new. No resolution offered by electrolux. Stuck with a useless expensive BBQ.

Have had 2 of them and great – We got our first one for our house in Airlie beach and we wanted one that could and would hold its own in the weather up here. As it would be outside all year round. Love it. Works well, looks great. I too don't understand all the bad reviews. We then redid our BBQ area in Melbourne and put the same BBQ in. It's total under cover and too have no trouble with it. My husband is a clean freck both BBQ still look like new.

Problem with auto ignition! – I loved the look of this flat top. Not a problem cleaning (although fat does drip down to the cupboard below and onto things stored there) I've had Electrolux around to try and fix the auto ignition 3 times!! I've given up.... He said the BBQ really isn't for outdoors! It's a BBQ for goodness sake! I still have to take the heavy plates off to… Read more

light with matches.

This BBQ was recommended by 'Good Manors', the company who did our garden renovation......

Although the flat top looks good, a hood is more useful to BBQ, I've just folded out $700 for one this weekend. I hope using it won't wrap the plates as I've not had trouble with that. The chickens roasting as I write.....

Looks great, but have designers ever BBQ'd on it – I was sucked in by the looks of this BBQ and made a poor decision to buy. As many have said the grills block up easily and require cleaning after every use or they don't function correctly. Stainless steel grill and plate blacken very quickly and take a lot of scrubbing to clean back up. I do not use the grill section any more as it really is a… Read more

pain to clean. Grill section would work great if it was only ever liquid coming off your steak, but as soon as anything solid drops that drain is then blocked and requires cleaning. Heat through the hot plate is poor and always needs to be on high, then the hot plate warps (stainless plate to thin). Would be better off with a standard cast iron plate but apparently these are not available to suit this model. I would say the hot plate (possibly both hot plate and grill) is not suitable for it's intended purpose and should be replaced under warranty, I should push customer service for this. Don't make the same mistake I've made, stay away from this BBQ.

Worst BBQ Ever! – Whatever you do.....Do not buy this bbq , i am so disappointed with it. Having a bbq to me is suppose to be a easy and enjoyable way to have a meal with family and friends, now i rarely have one as i can't be bothered with the time and energy i need to try and clean it afterwards.

Great Bbq – I have no idea why all these people are whinging about this Bbq. This is by far the best BBQ I have owned . Beautiful cooking and beautiful looking. You don't clean your BBQ every time you use it like all these idiots are professing to wanting to do. Harden up buttercups and enjoy this BBQ for the reason it was made  Show 2 replies

Terrible to clean! – Hi there I can't believe this is described as easy clean. The two layers of the grill plate are so close together that debris from what you have cooked previously sits practically touching what you are cooking. It's awful! The whole point of BBQ cooking is not having to clean after each time but with this I have to dismantle and clean nearly… Read more

every time or it smokes terribly (where trapped food debris burns).

I HATE this BBQ so much! It looks beautiful (when the lid is down!)